Database modeler vs database specialist

The differences between database modelers and database specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a database modeler and a database specialist. Additionally, a database modeler has an average salary of $81,899, which is higher than the $77,642 average annual salary of a database specialist.

The top three skills for a database modeler include SAS, visual database and data warehouse. The most important skills for a database specialist are database management, database design, and database administration.

Database modeler vs database specialist overview

	Database Modeler	Database Specialist
Yearly salary	$81,899	$77,642
Hourly rate	$39.37	$37.33
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	10,950	41,500
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Database modeler vs database specialist salary

Database modelers and database specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Database Modeler	Database Specialist
Average salary	$81,899	$77,642
Salary range	Between $61,000 And $108,000	Between $53,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between database modeler and database specialist education

There are a few differences between a database modeler and a database specialist in terms of educational background:

	Database Modeler	Database Specialist
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Computer Science	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Stanford University

Database modeler vs database specialist demographics

Here are the differences between database modelers' and database specialists' demographics:

	Database Modeler	Database Specialist
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 77.3% Female, 22.7%	Male, 47.6% Female, 52.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 19.0% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 17.8% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between database modeler and database specialist duties and responsibilities

Database modeler example responsibilities.

Involve in data governance processes relate to data quality and information management, managing the metadata repository etc.
Develop and implement many cluster monitoring scripts using linux shell scripting.
Analyze functional and non-functional data elements for data profiling and mapping from source to target data environment.
Assist other data analysts and research scientists with data manipulation, presentations/big data visualization, information tracking, and projects.
Provide system analysts with coding standards and capabilities of RDBMS.
Streamline and reorganize the department's SharePoint's file repository enabling team members to locate procedural documents effortlessly.

Database specialist example responsibilities.

Assist founder with maintaining and improving internet website manage ERP systems, payroll and self-service human resource system.
Used T-SQL skills including creation of user define functions, complex store procedures, query optimization to write automate reporting.
Design ETL process involving data quality, testing and information delivery and access to the data warehouse.
Develop graphical applications using Java and wxWindows C++ API.
Experience includes: * Pre- and post-decision processing of Medicare appeals cases.
Create procedures, functions, and triggers; handle database performance and tuning.

Database modeler vs database specialist skills

Common database modeler skills

SAS, 48%
Visual Database, 21%
Data Warehouse, 12%
Dimensional Data, 10%
Logical Data Model, 10%

Common database specialist skills

Database Management, 14%
Database Design, 5%
Database Administration, 5%
Windows, 5%
Data Entry, 4%
Troubleshoot, 4%